Alligator interrupts Florida coupleโs poolside morning coffee and takes a swim
He said the alligator had gotten stuck under an end table right next to the pool. He told Fox 13, โHe must have went through it and it got stuck on him, and he wasnโt very happy,โ he says. Tim Kelly had quite the surprise Friday morning when he heard growling while getting his morning cup of coffee. As he and his wife waited for FWC to arrive, the alligator was able to free himself from the coffee table and splashed right into the pool. โWe were just sitting here having coffee, just watching him swim around in the pool,โ he told Fox 13.
Family of boy killed by alligator at Disney World urges organ donation
This Oct. 2, 2015 photo provided by the Lane Thomas Foundation shows Lane Thomas Graves, in Omaha, Neb. (Lane Thomas Foundation via AP)OMAHA, Neb. Matt and Melissa Graves created the Lane Thomas Foundation after their son was killed by an alligator in 2016. Lane Thomas Graves was playing on a beach outside Disneyโs Grand Floridian Resort and Spa in June 2016 when an alligator grabbed him and dragged him into the lake. โThe Lane Thomas Foundation is amazing to help these families that are going through organ donation to not worry about financials.
Which lake in Florida has the most alligators?
ORLANDO, Fla. โ If you live in Central Florida, alligators can show up anytime, anywhere. (Scroll down to see which Florida lakes have the most โbullโ alligators.) While gator encounters often make headlines, News 6 wanted to know just how frequent are those sightings, and where are Florida alligators spotted the most? News 6 found, at least once a day on average, Florida alligators and human habitats collide. That is considered โbull gatorโ status, and locally, Lake Poinsett on the St. Johns River, Lake Kissimmee in Osceola County, and Lake Jesup in Seminole County had the largest population of โbullโ alligators (or alligators longer than nine feet).
Florida deputies help free gator stuck in storm drain
VENICE, Fla. โ A 6-foot alligator that got stuck in a storm drain was freed by some Florida deputies. A jogger in Venice, Florida first spotted the stuck gator Tuesday morning and reported it to deputies, according to a tweet from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to Cerromar Terr., Venice, to help this 6โ ๐ free himself from a storm drain. pic.twitter.com/2rQTpN8W3c โ SarasotaSheriff (@SarasotaSheriff) December 21, 2020Deputies lifted a concrete slab that helped the gator wiggle free, the sheriff's office said. The gator was later freed after a trapper was called but did not respond, the sheriffโs office said.
Puppy pried from gatorโs mouth by his human doing just fine
Meredith Budd, regional policy director with Florida Wildlife Federation, said Wilbanks volunteers with an educational program called Sharing the Landscape. Itโs a campaign part of the Stop Foundation with a mission to teach about co-existing with wild animals. The nonprofit organization hopes the video will serve as a learning experience for people to maintain their distance from wild animals and make sure to stay safe. โYou know, I didnโt even realize that until people started making that comment after they saw the video. Gunner is fine, Iโm fine and so am I,โ Wilbanks said.
Watch this giant gator saunter across a Florida golf course during Tropical Storm Eta
NAPLES, Fla. โ It doesnโt get more Florida than this, folks. While Tropical Storm Eta was wreaking havoc on parts of the state this week, causing widespread flooding, a gargantuan, prehistoric-looking alligator went for a nice stroll across Valencia Golf and Country Club in Naples. The big boyโs leisurely prowl toward the pond was captured in a 15-second video that has since made headlines. I canโt even imagine what I would do if I saw one like that,โ a man from Spring Hill wrote. Click here to subscribe to ClickOrlando.comโs Strange Florida newsletter, delivered every Friday.
Speed bump: Gator survives collision with car
COCOA, Fla. โ Talk about a speed bump. A driver in Cocoa ran over an alligator that wandered onto U.S. 1, police tweeted Friday. โThe things that go bump in the night: patrol officers rescued this little guy as he wandered into dangerous territory. He was hit by a car on US1 at Dixon Blvd.," Cocoa police said. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission picked up the gator, which will be relocated.
Alligator captured on Florida school playground
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. โ A Florida school named after Everglades State Park experienced a small portion of what the wetlands has to offer when a small alligator appeared on the schoolโs playground. The Okeechobee County Sheriffโs Office said its deputies found the alligator Wednesday at Everglades Elementary School, according to a department Facebook post. A couple more pics of โEvergladesโ the alligator on the playgroundโฆ Pictured are SRO D/S Tim โHiggyDunDeeโ Higgins, D/S Greis and D/S Chavez. Posted by Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, November 5, 2020The schoolโs mascot is an alligator clad in orange, which is a bit different then the 4-foot-6-inch alligator the deputies captured. Click here to subscribe to ClickOrlando.comโs Strange Florida newsletter, delivered every Friday.
This simple move likely saved Florida manโs life after gator bite
A Florida manโs quick actions saved his life. Mark Johnson is now recovering after he was bitten on the leg by an 8-foot alligator over the weekend. Johnson recounted the frightening moments being grabbed by a gator while walking his dog, Rex, behind his home in Port Saint Lucie. After the bite, Johnson used a simple, yet effective move that likely saved his life from the more than 8-foot alligator that was spinning with a tight hold on the 61-year-oldโs foot. He could have easily started tearing flesh and after the flesh, youโre talking bone and twisting and thatโs a leg removal,โ Johnson said.
Need a bigger boat: Hunters reel in massive one-eyed gator
Were going to need a bigger boat, one gator hunter said when he hooked this 1-eyed, 12 foot-long, 477-pound alligator. John Ladner and his buddy Derek Stiglet were in a Mississippi marsh when they thought they spotted a log. Their jon-boat was too small, so a friend came with a larger one. Hunters reel in massive one-eyed gator (John Ladner)It took three hours to get the gator into the boat and when they got the gator to shore, they had to use a tractor to get it out. Ladner said that the gator gave them over 100 pounds of meat.